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Minutes
May 1, 2018
Kent, Washington
Approved May 15,2018
Date: May 1, 2018
Time: 5 p.m.
Place: Council Chambers East/West
Attending: Mayor Dana Ralph
Bill Boyce, Council President
Brenda Fincher, Councilmember - Absent
Satwinder Kaur, Councilmember
Dennis Higgins, Councilmember
Toni Troutner, Councilmember
Council President Boyce opened the meeting at 5:04 p.m.
Agenda:
2Ol7 Year-End Financial Report
Aaron BeMiller, Finance Director, expressed his appreciation of his finance staff and
their work on the 2OL7 year-end report.
BeMiller highlighted the bond refunding, updates to the policies, the budget and CAFR
awards, investment holdings, Moody's rating increase, and the debt manual. Details
of cash and investments by month and type, total annual debt service by debt type
and by fund were provided.
BeMiller reviewed the general fund revenue variance, general fund revenues by tax
type, general fund revenue comparison, general fund spending compared to percent
of budget spent, general fund spending by classification, general fund ending balance
fund, and other fund revenue and spending.
2OL7 was a strong year, the City is better set up for the fiscal cliff, results match city
budget philosophy, departments are doing a great job of staying within budget, and
that there is still work left to do for the 2019/2020 budget.
The council expressed their desire to inform the public of how well run the city's
finance department is. Mayor Ralph provided a brief recap of the prior decisions made
by the Council that have helped put the city in a better position to tackle the fiscal
cliff.
2018 Street Repair Program
Tim LaPorte, Public Works Director, Dave Brock, Deputy Director Operations and
Maintenance Manager, and Bill Thomas, Street and Vegetation Manager gave the
2018 street repair program presentation.
Brock advised that much of the street repair work has been done by public works
staff. Brock reviewed the pavement condition index summary map and the pothole
repairs that have been done and are scheduled to be done by in house crews.
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Kent City Council Workshop
Minutes
May 1, 2018
Kent, Washington
Approved May 15,2018
Thomas provided details regarding the 2018 City crews pavement repair work
focusing on residential areas.
Thomas provided details regarding 2018 in-house concrete repairs.
Brock provided details regarding contracted paving capital projects. Council
expressed their concern over the combination of concrete and pavement work to be
done on lower James Street. Public Works staff will follow up with photos of similar
work and will bring information to the Public Works Committee. Public Works staff
will follow up with information regarding the maintenance of the James Street
planters.
Chad Bieren, Public Works Deputy Director, provided information regarding various
grant applications that are being submitted for road projects.
Brock reviewed contracted paving in residential areas.
LaPorte provided a review of Capital Improvement Projects and the impacts to
summer traffic.
Councilmembers expressed their appreciation of the work of all Public Works staff.
The meeting concluded at 6:09 p.m.
-"[otoKimberley
City Clerk
May 1, 2018
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